Beef-and-green Chile Quesadillas

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup prepared chunky salsa (pace or old el paso brands preferred)
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies, drained
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese or 2 cups colby-monterey jack cheese
• 10 -12 medium flour tortillas (soft taco size)
• vegetable oil cooking spray
• additional cheese (for serving)
• additional sour cream (for serving)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 450*.
• 2 in large skillet,brown ground beef and onion over medium heat, breaking up beef until crumbly, 8 to 10 minutes, or until beef is no longer pink. pour off drippings.
• 3 season beef mixture with salt. add salsa and chiles,stir in cheese. spoon about 1/4°c beef mixture on one half of each tortilla;fold tortilla to close.
• 4 arrange tortillas on two baking sheets that have been sprayed with cooking spray. lightly spray tops of tortillas with cooking spray.
• 5 bake for 8 to 10 minutes,or until tortillas are lightly browned. for more even browning,switch baking sheets halfway through baking.with pizza cutter, slice quesadillas into wedges to serve.